ALL ORGANIC FARM SCHOOL CLASSES ARE HELD AT THE LOFT (at OPEN BOOK, 1101 Washington Ave South, Mihnneapolis 55415) MONDAY EVENING 6:00-8:00. Workshops and Field Trips are scheduled at different locations and on different days.
Monday, June 9
Introduction to Organic Farm School and WEI
Monday, June 16
How do you know it's Organic?
Meg Moynihan (Minnesota Department of Agriculture)
Reading:Executive Summary of the latest Status of Organic Agriculture in Minnesota http://www.mda.state.mn.us/news/publications/food/organicgrowing/organic...
Monday, June 23
Finding Food in Farm Country
Ken Meter
Crossroads Resource Center
Readings:"A Brief History of the 'Finding Food in Farm Country' studies"
http://www.crcworks.org/fffc.pdf
"US Food Market Highlights." http://www.crcworks.org/foodmarkets.pdf
Monday, June 30
Soil Health and Biodiversity in Practice – Harnessing Biology, Ecology, and Resiliency on the Farm
Atina Diffley (Gardens of Eagen)
Reading: "Biodiversity Conservation: An Organic Farmer's Guide" (pdf) (available at http://groups.google.com/group/OFS2008)
4th of July Week – No Class July 7
Monday, July 14
Linking Sustainable Farming and Health
Mary Jo Forbord, MS RD
Executive Director, Sustainable Farming Association
Readings:
www.sfa-mn.org Explore the Sustainable Farming Association website.
"Who is Paying for Your Food?" by John Ikerd (available at http://groups.google.com/group/OFS2008)
"The Eye of the Storm" by Mary Jo Forbord (available at http://groups.google.com/group/OFS2008)
"Nothing New Under the Sun" by Mary Jo Forbord (available at http://groups.google.com/group/OFS2008)
Monday, July 21
Jennifer Blecha (tentatively scheduled)
Readings: TBD
Monday, July 28
Fighting Frankenfoods: How Social Activists are Changing the Trajectory of Agricultural Biotechnology Around the World
Rachel Schurman (University of Minnesota Sociology Department)
Readings: "Sustaining Outrage: Cultural Capital, Strategic Location, and Motivating Sensibilities in the U.S. Anti-Genetic Engineering Movement." William A. Munro and Rachel A. Schurman. (available at http://groups.google.com/group/OFS2008)
Monday, August 4
Food and Democracy
Mark Ritchie (MN Secretary of State)
Readings: Deep Economy by Bill McKibben, pp. 52-58 (to be distributed in class)
Hope's Edge by Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé, Ch. 1.
Saturday, August 9
Field Trip: Dream of Wild Health
16085 Jeffrey Ave., Hugo, MN
2pm -
Donna LaChapelle
Readings:"Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden" - skim for images and interesting material -- http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/buffalo/garden/garden.html
Monday, August 11
The New Urban Farm: from community gardens to edible schoolyards
Kirsten Saylor, GardenWorks Program Manager
Readings:"Farming the Concrete Jungle." Phoebe Connelly and Chelsea Rosshttp://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3297/farming_the_concrete_jungle/
"What Good is Community Greening?" http://7d8ca58ce9d1641c9251f63b606b91782998fa39.gripelements.com/docs/Wh...
Hope's Edge by Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe, Ch. 2
Video by the American Community Gardening Association (less than 15 minutes): http://www.communitygarden.org/learn/resources/acga-video.php
Monday, August 18
Will Allen -- Growing Power Milwaukee
Readings: "Digging Deeper" by Tracie McMillan http://www.plentymag.com/features/2007/08/digging_deeper.php
"Where There's a Will: Growing Power." http://smallfarms.typepad.com/small_farms/2006/04/where_theres_a_.html
www.growingpower.org – Look over the website.
Optional:
Multimedia: Film of Will Allen at Growing Power www.sciencefriday.com/newsbriefs/read/174
"Local Food Hero" Radio show, April 26th http://localfoodhero.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/april-26-show1.mp3
Saturday, August 23
Salsa Saturday: Food Storage and Preservation
Diane Patras, U of MN Extension Educator
Reading:
"Principles of Home Canning." http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/usda/utah_can_guide_01.pdf